Ability West has been providing services and supports to children and adults with intellectual disability and comorbidities for 60 years. Ability West is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity in Ireland. Over 600 children and adults avail of our services and supports in 13 geographic locations with 62 centres located across Galway City and County.
Ability West is patron of four special schools based in Ballinasloe, Carraroe, Galway City and Tuam.
OUR LATEST NEWS
OUR LATEST NEWS
For our Families and Caregivers, we have planned an online Family Forum session for Wednesday, 29th, May, 2024 from 7.00 PM to 8.15 PM
This session will be online on Microsoft Teams and to make it easy for you, below is a link to the meeting.
Click the button below to join the event.
You do not need the Teams App to join - your web browser works just fine too!
We are looking forward to chatting with you!
Ability West
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+353 1 592 3610
Our Mission Statement
Our Mission Statement
Placing the fundamental rights of the people we support at the centre of our activities and promoting those rights
Empowering each person we support to live self-directed lives and to play a meaningful role in all aspects of community life
Listening and then developing a variety of options that can be used flexibly to meet their identified needs
Developing the skills and dedication of our staff in a supportive and motivating environment
Working in active partnership with the people we support, families, staff, our voluntary supporters and the broader community
Campaigning at local, regional and national level to resource and realise our vision to achieve these aims
Ability West's mission is to empower people with disabilities to live self-directed lives in an equal and inclusive society. Each person supported and valued within an environment which promotes their overall autonomy, health and wellbeing and enables them to reach their potential.
We provide services to children and adults with intellectual disability whose primary diagnosis is intellectual disability and may also include co-morbidity.
Ability West is funded in the main by the Health Service Executive with a Service Arrangement in place which details an agreed quantum of service provision. Ability West also receives some funding from the Department of Education and Skills.
Independence
Partnership
Person Centredness
Openness
Integrity
Rights Based Approach
Accountability and Transparency
Participation in Community Life